Local Food Wholesale Database

Support the local economy. The purchasing power of businesses has the potential to greatly strengthen other local businesses, such as farms, value-added processors, and small-scale distributors. These jobs allow for a resilient, attractive community that loops back to strengthen the economy as a whole.

Market your business. Many customers are seeking out local food and choose restaurants and retail options that let them purchase local foods. Customers wanting to dine local will browse the Adirondack Harvest website and find their best local food options. Many other great options for featuring and highlighting local food on your menu is shown to draw people in.

Source the best tasting food available. With all the love and creativity that goes into serving meals or stocking food for hungry folks, start with the freshest, tastiest, and most unique, seasonal ingredients available! The Adirondacks are home to  a diverse array of producers, so you can make your menu as delicious and diverse as you wish to imagine.

Decide your business’ message to your customers. The list goes on. Sourcing local reduces food miles traveled and the carbon footprint of food, plus, many local farms in the Adirondacks are dedicated to environmentally sustainable practices. The human and animal rights problems associated with industrial agriculture are alleviated when you source local. Food access— you can give more people access to the right for local, delicious food. Food waste— by purchasing local, food arrives to you quickly, often within the day it is picked or prepared, and thus the food waste associated with days of transportation and storage is eliminated. We all have our reasons for choosing the food we do. What does your business wish to say, through the power of purchasing dollars and to customers, about these issues?